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Does anyone work there or have recently worked at this facility? My hubby is from the Buckeye-area and we'll be moving back to the area this July. I currently work in a 130-ish bed facility in PCU so WVH is similar in size to my facility. I see they ...

THIS!!! This was our scenario the entire Winter, which at our hospital, still hasn't ended. We were the ONLY fully staffed unit (telemetry) in the hospital. So we had the mandatory privilege of helping lesser staffed units. We went from our normal ni...

My concern would be if you still have a place in your schools nursing program. Many schools have a policy that if you fail 2 classes in the same semester you are either removed and have to reapply after a wait period or you are removed and have to fi...

Yogurt or sugar-free puddings

Help! I've moved and am at a facility that has Cerner as the charting system. I came from a facility that had Meditech (outdated I know!) which I felt was so simple and easy to chart on because you go down the list, check the screens you need to char...

Nearly all foleys (I know our Bard's do) now have statements printed on them to NOT PRE-INFLATE/test the balloon. it's possible that it can compromise the integrity of the balloon is the reasoning. This changed approximately 5 years ago when I first ...

My ADN class started with approximately 65 students, 1st year-1st quarter. 2 years later 30+ completed the program, 1 failed during the last week of class before graduation. The rest dropped out or transferred to other areas of study over the course ...

I'm going to play the negative nelly here- I just happened across your thread on the mobile app. I know a lot of abused kiddos have potty accidents after abuse starts. Is there any possibility, since a medical condition has all but been ruled out, th...

It depends on how the state of CA issues their renewals. In Nebraska all licenses expire on Halloween (they're good for 2 years). LPNs expire on odd years, RNs on even years. So in Nebraska it's possible to pass your Nclex in September and have your ...

Unfortunately in nursing college prestigious-ness doesn't matter much other than in your local community/state. Hospital systems in the local area may have a preference on schools nursing grads come from but if you're in FL wondering if a NYC college...

Our 2nd year of our ADN program the 4 sections were divided. Groups A and B flipped sections halfway through the fall semester as did groups C & D. Then in the spring groups c and d took the classes a and b took in the fall. We worked it out wher...

Most, but not all, hospitals have switched over to billing medications that are scanned on the MAR (rather than when pulled from the med dispenser) because they know that stuff happens- meds are pulled like Tylenol then the patient refuses, is discha...

FMLA is 12 months, it doesn't cover employees with less employment than that except special considerations for military and I believe pilots as I quickly glanced at the FAQs. FAQs: FMLA - Wage and Hour Division (WHD) - U.S. Department of Labor Talk t...

My previous job in another field made employees sign "verbal" warnings essentially so they could cover their behinds in case it advanced far enough for them to terminate you. That way if they were giving you a 1st written warning you couldn't come ba...

It will depend on your facility. My previous hospital you could not clock in more than 6 minutes early, my current hospital is 7 minutes so the earliest I can clock in at my current job for my shift that starts at 1800 is 1753. Prior to that it would...

Both my current and former hospital systems require a 4 wk notice for licensed personnel. Maintenance, dietary, house keeping were/are required a 2 wk notice. As a nurse, especially new grad, orientations typically last 12 wks so that 4 wk notice hop...

Vaseline is also a petroleum-base which can not be used with any amount of oxygen as it is a fire hazard. With adult patients we used to take a mepilex foam and cut it in a Y-shape and place it on their face in an upside down position to protect the ...

I relocated from Nebraska to Arizona last summer (2014). I applied with my Nebraska address on my app and resume. On the application there is almost always a question asking "are you willing to relocate?" and I marked yes on that and put my potential...

I think it's a felony to assault a healthcare worker doing their job anywhere in the US. At my facility in Nebraska a sign was posted at all entrances that states such, I haven't seen any signs at my job here in AZ but I haven't looked either. Part o...

Neither of the two hospitals I worked/work for stock ocuvite in the pharmacy, pharmacy therapeutically replaces it with a daily multivitamin. And no, I would not have called to get an order for it either. I would write a reminder under the "questions...

it'll be up to your facility but i know most require the beard to be tried and kept neat, no duck dynasty styles allowed. The facility should have PAPRs available which would keep you contained in an isolation situation but they are hot and take time...

the version of Cerner (e-charting) we use- there is no copy option, you'd have to select the same fields/options as the previous nurse. I had a patient about a month and a half ago that had a Right full arm fiberglass cast from her knuckles to mid-up...

Just a heads up but you do want to concern yourself with comfort. You'll be in your scrubs minimum of 13 hrs at a time and you want to make sure that you have a full range of motion in them so that your aren't afraid to stretch and feel like your go...

Depends on the type of pump but both types I've worked with have a rate field, VTBI, and time field. There is a fourth but it just tells you the total amount infused and the only option there is to clear the amount to zero. The other 3 fields are pro...

seeing as how Nursing school is pretty fresh in my mind since I graduated just over a year ago, you have another thing coming to you! Majority of programs require you to be a licensed CNA before allowing you to to even take your first nursing course,...